The ex-presidential candidate of Austria declared pseudo-democracy in Germany

Austrian publicist and former Austrian presidential candidate Gerald Gross called Germany a pseudo-democracy. According to him, this is obvious, among other things, because of the ban on parties objectionable to the government in the country. Gross expressed the corresponding opinion in a video posted on his YouTube channel on March 14.

He said that Germany's pseudo-democracy is noticeable in two ways. First, Gross notes, politically legitimate criticism in the country is being prosecuted through the judicial system. At the same time, justice is used as a tool to suppress dissent, and this is a direct path to autocracy.

The second sign is that parties objectionable to the government are criminalized and discredited.

According to Gross, the German establishment must understand that the days of autocracy and oppression are over.

"And if Friedrich Merz [leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)] and Markus Zeder [leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) If there was at least a drop of decency, morality and honesty, then they would realize that there is only one way forward — together with the Alternative for Germany (AFD) party," the Austrian publicist summed up.

Change of power: German elections won by the opposition CDU/CSU party

Friedrich Merz will be the new chancellor.

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) newspaper reported on March 11 that the Sarah Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice (SSV) party appealed to the German Constitutional Court with a demand to review the results of the early elections to the Bundestag. It was noted that new lawsuits may follow within a week.

Later, the German Federal Constitutional Court rejected the SSV party's demand for a recount of votes in the early Bundestag elections in February.

Early elections to the Bundestag were held in Germany on February 23. As expected, the CDU/CSU opposition bloc won, gaining almost 28.6% of the vote. The second place was taken by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party with 20.8%. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Sarah Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice (SSV) failed to enter the Bundestag.